Maimi fun

This month we had Joe's family visit us and enjoy the Miami sum. Since our place down here is small we spent almost the entire time outside. Here are some pictures of the fun we had.

Luke's fist time in a pool

He tried to fall asleep

My boysI think that Gabi smiled the whole time down hereJoe took his dad fishingTheir best catchWe took everyone to the beach, Luke hung out in his beach tentThese boys had so much fun togetherDa and the boys went around collecting coconutsLuke now rolls over all by himselfSo proud of himselfBrodie was proud of him tooBest buddiesTheir last day in Florida we drove up to my parents farm Gabi was so excited all he said he wanted to do was ride Brodie's PhantickBest kids horse ever he let the boys ride him and went where ever they wanted to gothey got to feed with MeemaAnd ended their long day on the tire horses attached to the jogging machine

Christmas Pictures

This year Christmas really snuck up on me. It's so easy to forget that it's Christmas time when we are wearing shorts and it's in the mid 80's everyday. We took the boys to see Santa and I was determined to have them wear their Christmas sweaters. The poor boys were so sweaty by the time we were done, but Brodie wasn't about to complain right in front of Santa.

Miami

We made it down to Miami safe and sound, the boys traveled great. The trip down took us a total of 40 hours with one stop at a hotel for some sleep and showers. We only had one scare at the very beginning of our trip, at first I was hauling the u-haul. The trailer sat way too low and was too heavy for my Jeep. As soon as I got the Jeep up to 60MPH the trailer started to swerve and it threw my Jeep over three lanes on 95. I don't know how we made it with out a scratch because once my car came to a stop I was completely sideways on the freeway. Both boys slept through the whole thing. I am certain that we had someone watching over us for that. The rest of the trip was very uneventful, Joe and I switched trailers and we just took our time. Once we got down here we started unpacking, Brodie got a big boy bed, we had Thanksgivings at my parents, and we've spent a little time at the beach.

Brodie got to pick out everything for his bed and bathroom. He has also finally moved out of our bed and slept in his own room since we have been down hereThe bond between these two is so special, Brodie calls him his best friendThe loves of my lifeBrodie is loving winter in MiamiLuke snuggling with PoppyBrodie has also mastered his big boy bike. It's amazing how fast he pedalsEvery Monday night these food trucks line the downtown circle.My favorite food truck, this guy turned an old fire truck in to a kitchen on wheelsBrick oven pizzaWe bring a picnic blanket to eatAnd Brodie entertains us by dancing to all the musicThis is a video of Brodie riding his horse Phantric

Fall Fun

Hi everyone, sorry for the lack of posts lately but we have been incredibly busy. We leave for Miami in two days and in the middle of packing and newborn stuff we have been trying to have as much fun with Brodie as we can. Here is a little of what we have been up to on our down time.

Halloween, Brodie requested that we all be Smurfs. Unfortunately they were out of Papa Smurf so Brodie told Joe that he could be Gargamale.

Gabi, Laney, Brodie and Baden Trick or treatingLuke got bundled up in the stroller and went with usLuke was baby SmurfAs a reward for being such a good big brother we took Brodie to the Great Wolf Lodge for a few days and he got to bring Gabi with him.Everything in the Hotel moved or talked or lite up with these special wands. The boys thought that they were real wizardsThe water park in the hotelBrodie was much braver this yearGabi loved the water slidesEven Luke loved the waterI was so glad that Brodie had Gabi there with him, these boys had the time of their livesPlaying in the arcadeI got the boys matching PJ's for the trip, we rented the Wolf Den suite and the boys had their own room which was actually a wolf den with bunk beds in itIt was a nice break from packing Brodie and his cousins at Delaware park on closing day, Joe got his leading rider trophy Brodie loves being a Big Brother, he wants to help me with everything and Luke loves every minute of itHe's the "worlds greatest brother" just ask him, he says it all the timeWe are so blessed to have little Luke in our family, he fits right in.